Obituaries

Igor Sorkin, 47, of Olathe, KS, passed away on Aug. 22, 2021.

Igor Sorkin, 47, of Olathe, KS, passed away on Aug. 22, 2021.

Igor was born in Russia in 1974 to Roman and Svetlana Sorkin. He was an amazing father, a beloved husband, a thoughtful son, a caring uncle, and a dear friend to many.

Ila “Tootie” Brown, 95, of Overland Park, passed away peacefully on August 20, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Tootie was born August 24, 1925 in Fremont, Nebraska, to the late Minnie and Joseph Monovitz.

 August 17, 1922 – August 16, 2021.

Peggy Simons passed from among us on the eve of her 99th birthday after a brief period of declining health.

Annette Siegel, 88, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, August 14th, 2021.

Annette was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and moved to Overland Park, Kansas in 1976. She was a longtime member of The Temple, Congregation, B’nai Jehudah and was vice president of B’nai Brith Women. She volunteered at Menorah Medical Center and Harvesters Community Food Network. She was passionate about politics and ran the Democratic headquarters in Minneapolis.

Taisa Simon died August 15, 2021, in Overland Park, KS, at age 92.

Taisa was born April 14, 1929 in Gorky, Russia. There she met her first husband, Benjamin Sukiennik, who had fled from Poland and the Nazis with part of his family. In 1947 they returned briefly to Poland, lived as displaced people in Sweden for five years, and thanks to President Truman, were able to move to America in 1953.

Laurence M. Silver, aka Popeye, of Overland Park, KS was born on August 25, 1947 in Detroit, MI and passed away on July 11, 2021. He is preceded in death by Marshall Arthur Silver and Helen Jacobson Silver. He is survived by his wife, Janis Doreen Silver; his sister and brother-in-law, Marilyn and John Nathan; his son, Bradley L Silver; his daughter, Ashley Silver Fox and his step-daughter, Serena Pastena. He is also survived by six grandchildren. In lieu of flowers please donate to Wayside Waifs in honor of Popeye’s love for all animals.

Michael Lee Katz passed away on August 8, 2021, at Promise Skilled Nursing Facility in Overland Park. Born in June 1946 in Arnes, Iowa, Michael’s parents moved up to Kansas City when he was a child, where he attended Paseo High School before earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Missouri.

Born February 15, 1922, Leonard Horwitz of Kansas City, Missouri, died August 1, 2021, after a brief and sudden illness, six months shy of his 100th birthday.

Jana Rae Bronfman, D.O., passed away on July 24, 2021, at Nicks Healthcare in Plattsburg, Missouri. She never recovered from Covid and was in a coma for several days. Jana was born on January 6, 1952, to David and Rosalie (Blender) Bronfman of Kansas City, Kansas. Jana graduated from Wyandotte High School and Baker University. She completed her medical training at the Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1978.